Exercise is key to a healthy lifestyle. Not only do you look better, but there are health and mental benefits. This may not be new information to you, but you may be wondering if Medicare covers gym memberships?

Medical Research Studies, also known as Clinical Trials, determine whether a medical treatment or device is effective and safe. As well as, these studies explore which groups will benefit the most from the treatment. Now that Medical Research studies are defined, are you covered by Medicare? The answer isn’t simple.

Transplants are necessary if you have certain type of failures. If you qualify to receive an organ, and are in a lucky position to have made one available to help save your life, will Medicare cover it? That is a fear of many Medicare-eligible person because will it cost you an arm and a leg to get a heart?

Before you undergo chemotherapy you will want to know does Medicare cover that? With 650,000 people undergoing chemotherapy each year, not knowing how you would be covered can be scary (and expensive), especially when you have other things to worry about.

Mammograms are very important for women, especially after 40, but are they covered by Original Medicare?

Before you get non-emergency surgery you may want to get a second opinion, but does Medicare cover that? That’s the big question. Going under the knife can be scary, and we all want to make sure we’re diagnosed properly before we do it.

Needing a blood transfusion can happen to anyone if you have a car accident or other injury, surgery, bleeding, and disease. With so many emergency and non-emergency reasons for a blood transfusion, most people don’t think about what they would cost and is it covered at all by Medicare. We have the answers for you.

If you’re turning 65, you’ve probably heard while Original Medicare and Medigap combo are the greatest financial protection, Medicare Advantage will cost less per month. So what if you enroll in Medigap, can you enroll in Medicare Advantage down the line? We’ve got your answer.

A nursing home can be defined as a Long Term Care Facility or a Skilled Nursing Facility. These types of round the clock care are covered differently and have completely different expenses. But does Medicare cover either one of them?

The lap band is officially called laparoscopic banding surgery, and it falls under the category of Bariatric surgery, along with gastric bypass. These types of surgery can be very expensive and many wonder if Medicare covers it.